Clothes-clip.



R. C. JORDAN CLOTHES CLIP.

APPLICMIUN FILED SEPT- 21. I9I6.

1,285,724. Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

WITNESSES INVENTOR W B R.C.JORmm STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

Application filed September 27, 1916. Serial No. 122,498.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROWLAND CHARLES JORDAN, of the city of Winnipeg, inthe Province of Manitoba, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Clothes-Clips, of which the following is thespecification.

The invention relates to improvements in clothes clips of that classwhich are best known as clothes pins and the object of the invention toprovide a sanitary, durable, inexpensive and eflicientclip which willeffectively hold clothes on a clothes line and which can be readilyreleased from the line to remove the clothes.

A. further object is to provide a clip which will not have any tendencyto tear the clothes when being applied or removed or when in use andalso one which will not readily freeze to the clothes and one also whichcan be easily washed and kept clean.

With the above objects in view the invention consists essentially in aclip formed from a single strand of wire bent to provide two s ringloops and a retaining fastener for t 1e ends of the wire, the parts being arranged and constructed as herelnafter more particularly describedand later pointed out in the appended claims reference being had to theaccompanying drawing in which Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofthe clip. a

Fig. 2 represents a front view of the clip shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 represents a pair of clips as they appear when holding theclothes on the line.

Fig. 4 represents an enlarged detailed vertical sectional view throughthe retaining fastener applied on the loops Fig. 5 represents a verticalsectional view through the loops, the sectlon bem taken in the planedenoted by the line X Fig. 2.

In the drawing like characters of reference indicate corresponding partsin the several fi res.

The clip comprises a single strand of wire 1 bent to present two more orless similar loops 2 and 3 and having the ends of the wire held byapplying a fastening 4. The loops have the upper and lower portionsthereof somewhat flattened, the flattened parts being connected byupwardly converging, slightly bowed, side arms 5, 6,

7 and 8 and the ends 9 and 10 of the wire forming the loops arepositioned beneath the common cross strand 11 connecting the loops Wherethey are fastened to the strand by means of the fastener 4 in the natureof an enveloping band.

The band is a split metallic one and it is applied to hold the ends ofthe wire in positionbeneath the top strand 11.

From observing Figs. 1 and 2 it will be obvious that if the band betightly applied on the ends of the wire forming the loops. they cannotpull out as they are shouldered against the outlying portions of theclip wire.

In the finished clip the lower portions of the loops are spread apart asbest shown in Fig. 5 so that they will conveniently straddle a clothesline.

Further the loops are offset laterally. one in respect to the other asbest shown in Fig. 2 to give an increased spread and also to permit ofthe easy application of the clip on the line.

After these clips are made I consider it desirable to coat them. such asby dipping, with enamel or porcelain. This coating is indicated by thereference numeral 12. By so coating the clips I make them more sanitaryand give them a more pleasing appearance and avoid the possibility ofthem freezmg to the clothes as very often occurs with other forms ofclips.

In using the clips the clothes as indicated at 13 are suspended from theline 14 by. folding over the line in the customary way. One or more ofmv clips are then straddled over the line on the folded clothes, one ofthe loops passing to the front and one to the back. As the loops areformed from spring wire and the fastening holds them more or lesstightly to ether they resist spreading and consequently efiect thejamming and clipping of the clothes on the line.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A clothes clip consisting of a singlestrip of wire bent to provide two loops connected at the top by a singlecross strand and having the ends of the wire bent to lie beneath andterminating under the cross strand and a metallic sleeve enveloping thecross strand and underlying ends of the wire and holding them together.

2.- A clothes clip consisting of a single strip of wire {bent te pmyidegtwo eflset .end the mireiand tvith the'lends thereof loops connected atthe top by a single cross extendlnf to the sides of the 100 s.

strand and having the ends of the wire bent Signe at Winnipeg, this 30(fay of Auto lie beneath and terminatin under the gust 1916.

5 strand and with the loops eac presenting ROWLAND CHARLES JORDAN.

urcuate gripping ends terminating in con- In the presence of vergingsides and a metallic fastenmg sleeve G. S. ROXBURGH, enveldping thecross strand and underlying ROLAND Fos'rmn.

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